BostonGlobe.com Political Headlines - February 12, 2013

• Stephen Lynch, Edward Markey vie for union support: The battle between the two labor-friendly Democratic representatives for John Kerry's Senate seat has split unions in the state. Globe politics reporter Michael Levenson outlines.

• Republican Gomez to campaign for US Senate: Globe columnist Juliette Kayyem writes.Gabriel Gomez, a former Navy SEAL , will now have until Feb. 27 to collect 10,000 certified signatures. Globe politics reporters Michael Levenson and Noah Bierman profile.

• Time to expand the Family Medical Leave Act: The FMLA doesn't cover part-time workers or those at businesses with fewer than 50 employees, or who haven't held their jobs for at least a year. Globe columnist Joanna Weiss writes.

• Whitey Bulger says Ronald Reagan got it: We all know about Whitey Bulger's crimes. What about his politics? Turns out he's a Reagan Democrat. Globe metro columnist Kevin Cullen explains.